The OC Human Relations Commission has announced that 2016 Hate Crime Report launch event that was scheduled for Thursday, June 22nd has been postponed until further notice. An update will be provided as soon as it is available.
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The Board of Supervisors voted 4 to 1 last week, with Supervisor Michelle Steel as the lone dissenter, to continue funding the council for at least another year. But the panel also urged the council and commission to stop “co-mingling,” with one supervisor noting that some commission staff members report to the council’s director.
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The Orange County Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 Tuesday, June 13, in favor of funding the OC Human Relations Council, allowing the nonprofit to pay for three staff positions at $252,000 and remain in the county building on Grand Avenue for one more year.
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OC Human Relations is very pleased to announce that at today’s Board of Supervisors meeting (June 13, 2017) Supervisors Spitzer, Bartlett, Nelson and Do voted IN FAVOR of funding our nonprofit to fulfill the Commission contract for one year! This means that the non-profit will not need to immediately leave its offices on Grand Ave in Santa Ana and that
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On June 7, 2017, the seventeen members of OC Human Relations HRAP (Human Relations Ambassadors Program) graduated in a special ceremony hosted by the Orange County’s Credit Union and supported by Community Partner, Greg McQuater.
Read more →On June 6, over 200 people attended the Board of Supervisors meeting to support our Non-Profit and our Commission. Unfortunately, the measure was defeated by a vote of 2 to 2. However, it will be again voted upon at the Supervisors’ meeting of June 13. Again, we would very much appreciate your attending to show support.
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The Board of Supervisors deadlocked Tuesday, June 6, essentially voting down $252,000 in annual funding for the Orange County Human Relations Council, which could lead to the elimination of three staff positions and require the nonprofit to leave the county building where it has been housed for 25 years.
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A report on hate crimes and incidents in Orange County states that hate crimes rose from 44 in 2015 to 50 in 2016, while hate incidents increased from 43 in 2015 to 72 in 2016.
Read more →This Tuesday morning, June 6th, at the meeting of the OC Board of Supervisors there will be an important decision made that greatly affects our non-profit. For, if our winning bid is not funded, we will be evicted from our offices in 24 days and funding will be lost for 3 Commission staff.
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